On April 18 the performance "Iolanta"will be dedicated to the anniversary of Nadezhda Shakun

Opera "Iolanta" by Peter Tchaikovsky, which will be held on the stage of Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre on Thursday, April 18, will be dedicated to the anniversary of Honoured Artist of Ukraine Nadezhda Shakun. For more than 30 years the singer performed the leading parts of the lyric-dramatic soprano repertoire of the theatre. One of her masterpieces was Iolanta.

Nadezhda Shakun is a laureate of the National contest in 1978, winner of International competitions for young opera singers in Sofia (1978) and the Netherlands (1978). She toured in Japan, Canada, Finland, England, the Netherlands and Bulgaria.

The main role in the opera on April 18 will be performed by the laureate of international competitions Yulia Tereshchuk. Conductor - Honoured Artist of Ukraine Igor Shavruk.